Regular bail in forgery and GST offence prosecution granted after prolonged custody and completed investigation.

Regular bail was granted in a prosecution alleging forgery, cheating, conspiracy and GST-related offences because the petitioner had spent substantial time in custody, investigation was complete, no further inquiry was pending, only one prosecution witness had been examined, and the trial was likely to take time. The Court did not examine the merits of the accusations and treated the procedural posture and length of pre-trial detention as sufficient to favour release on bail.

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Issues: Whether the petitioner was entitled to regular bail in a prosecution alleging forgery, cheating, conspiracy and GST-related offences.

Analysis: The petitioner had remained in custody for a substantial period, investigation was complete, no further investigation was pending, and only one prosecution witness had been examined. The Court also noted that the trial was likely to take time to conclude. Without entering into the merits of the allegations, these circumstances weighed in favour of grant of bail.

Conclusion: Regular bail was granted to the petitioner.

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